diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d01baf055a..f1784a48f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 *.swp
 *.orig
 *.DS_Store
+*.mo
 :2e_*
 :2e#
 .AppleDouble
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ reports/
 *.egg-info
 Gemfile.lock
 .env/
+conf/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/*.po
+!messages.po
 lms/static/sass/*.css
 cms/static/sass/*.css
 lms/lib/comment_client/python
diff --git a/i18n/execute.py b/i18n/execute.py
index e3f3478d12..e55e653ea7 100644
--- a/i18n/execute.py
+++ b/i18n/execute.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import os, subprocess
+import os, subprocess, logging
 
-from logger import get_logger
 from config import CONFIGURATION, BASE_DIR
 
-LOG = get_logger(__name__)
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def execute(command, working_directory=BASE_DIR, log=LOG):
     """